Knee Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his service-connected degenerative changes of the right and left knees, including consideration of DeLuca factors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability was not incurred or aggravated during service and is unrelated to any in-service injury. As a result, the claim for service connection for right knee disability is denied.

The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a vocational rehabilitation assessment.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings were withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for the grant of increased compensation for the service-connected right and left knee disabilities is November 30, 2001. The RO assigned a 10 percent evaluation to each disability as of December 4, 2002.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing. The issues are seeking increased ratings for right and left knee osteomalacia patella.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury and insufficient medical nexus to link his current condition to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed bilateral knee disability, and therefore cannot grant service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for a right knee disorder, which was previously denied in November 1997.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating based on their combined compensation rating of 20 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, including as secondary to his already service-connected right knee disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that the left knee disorder was incurred or aggravated during service.

The veteran requested to withdraw their appeal, and as a result, the Board has dismissed the case.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities were denied. The Board found that the current 10 percent ratings for each knee, but no more, are warranted under DCs 5003-1010 and DC 5257.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a right knee injury with chondromalacia and 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current bilateral ankle or knee disability that began during active military service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee condition and assigned an initial disability rating of 10 percent effective February 13, 1996. The veteran's claim for increased ratings for her left knee conditions is pending.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right shoulder and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of such conditions during or immediately following service, and concluding that any current conditions are not related to service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disorder, as the evidence did not show any impairment warranting a higher evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's right knee disorder, including osteoarthritis, was not incurred or aggravated during his active military service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disorder is not related to his service-connected right knee disability and denied the claim.